Expression Pattern of Cathelicidins in Dairy Cows During Endometritis and Role of Bovine Endometrial Epithelial Cells in Production of Cathelicidins.

ABSTRACT: Endometritis is a common bacterial disease of dairy cows. Cathelicidins are host-defense peptides that play important roles in clearance of bacteria. However, the expression pattern of these peptides during endometritis is still unclear. We hypothesize that the levels of bovine cathelicidins increased during endometritis. This study was to investigate the changes of bovine cathelicidins during endometritis. Forty-four post-partum cows (28-35 days after calving) involved in this study were grouped according to the character of vaginal discharge (VD) into three groups. These were (1) cows with clear fluid (n = 8, healthy cows group, N); (2) cows with VD containing <50% off-white mucopurulent material (n = 20, moderate endometritis cows, M); (3) cows with VD containing > 50% yel

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8489660 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature